Story: So the jewelers guild that my girlfriend and i belong too, have a few jewelry cases at the largest rock and gem show in Canada. They were asking the members to make some sort of pin or broach, so i decided to go the opposite rout of everyone else in the group and make myself a cloakpin. As one of the ladies in the group pointed out it works amazingly well as a hair tie.

Aluminum is my favorite metal to work with. I am a little biased as my first industrial jobs were making aluminum railings and aircraft, so they were eye openers too what an interesting metal it is, ESPECIALLY since most people are afraid to work with it.

Pro's: Relative to silver or copper, it is CHEEP. It doesn't really corrode, unless you rubb steel on it. it is a strong metal. light weight, so you can make things way thicker for ascetics.

while a beautifull piece, i hope you have considered "brittle" hair.The inner edges seem quite sharp (even if nicely rounded due to the small thickness)

I am afraid this piece should have been somewhat thicker to be usuable for every day use. (I guess putting it in practice will tell)Otherwise beautifully crafted propably took you a long long time to make